Monthly Archives: June 2013

Just before I turn in for the night, a quick post here to draw attention to the ever-fascinating Roxtons Varzuga blog (at Varzuga.com). Out there on the Kola, Roxtons founding director Christopher Robinson is in great form. To a certain … Continue reading →

What a difference a week makes. This time last week I was celebrating being on the River Spey and catching my first Spey springer. Today I’m working back on the printing presses of London town. Last week the Spey was … Continue reading →

Love the Spey. Hope to come back Have taken lots of photos so will post more here in due course. Anyway it’s obviously fantastic to visit a new river and have some success but most of all thanks to my … Continue reading →

We caught four fish on the Spey yesterday and I caught my first-ever Spey salmon. Here it is, sea liced & about to be released, and Christopher caught one an hour later in the same spot, both fish 10lb. So … Continue reading →

Excellent to see that the River Gaula’s slow-ish but steady start for the Norwegian Flyfishers Club has become a red letter week for Olivier Plasseraud. The French fly-fisher and journalist really has led the way over the full opening week … Continue reading →

Coming in to land at Trondheim’s Vaernes airport at 11pm on Friday I was struck by the beauty of the red on the horizon to the north over the fjord. It’s an other- wordly place of beauty and as I … Continue reading →